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Stop caring about this ….. If you want to be a powerhouse for God!

“But there is another urgency before me now. I feel compelled to go to Jerusalem. I’m completely in the dark about what will happen when I get there. I do know that it won’t be any picnic, for the Holy Spirit has let me know repeatedly and clearly that there are hard times and imprisonment ahead. But that matters little. What matters most to me is to finish what God started: the job the Master Jesus gave me of letting everyone I meet know all about this incredibly extravagant generosity of God (Ac 20:22–24).

While reading the Bible this morning I was struck by Paul’s simple faith and three things stood out for me.

Paul felt compelled to go.
Paul was willing to go though he knew it would be hard.
He put Gods will above his comfort.

Paul was such a great example of how every one of us Christians should be. He wanted God’s will for his life to be done. That was it. He did not want a fancy home, latest piece of clothing, or whatever else was all the rage back then.

He just simply wanted Gods will to be done.

What an encouragement to me as I am trusting God to lead me to England. I am really in the dark about everything but I know that it will be hard to separate from my family and friends.

I just found out that I am going to be a grandmother for the first time. Leaving is not something that makes me comfortable, and yet I feel compelled, and so daily I ask God for strength to put His will above my comfort.

I do not know about you but I love to be comfortable. But I realize that is not advancing the kingdom of God.

We need to stop being comfortable and be about our fathers business!!!!

Come on Christians, let us arise and follow His lead.

We will never grow strong and tall unless we allow God to grow our roots deep.

Our roots grow with every act of obedience to God’s will for our lives.

What thing is God compelling you to do?

I am praying for you that you will just trust His heading to do it, comfort be damned!!!

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Credits

Eugene H. Peterson, The Message: The Bible in Contemporary Language (Colorado Springs, CO: NavPress, 2005), Ac 20:22–24.

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Published on February 13, 2014 04:26

Words to live by

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Published on February 10, 2014 14:51

I asked God for washcloths and He gave me this…

Back about fifteen years ago, I was constantly listening to Christian speakers, as God was changing my thinking and showing me how he could be trusted.

I remember one of the speakers talking about how God had told her to stay home from her job for a period of time. During that time she saw God work mightily through her prayers. One of the things she “needed” was new wash cloths. She prayed for them and God brought someone to her door with new washcloths.

Right after hearing that I prayed to God. I said that I wanted washcloths (notice here that I only “wanted” them, I did not “need” them). I asked Him to send me washcloths.

Well later that day I was surprised to get a knocked on the door and was surprised to find Faith standing at my door.

Faith was a co-worker and fellow Christian. She held out a fairly large cardboard box. She said “God told me to give you this.” She handed the box to me and quickly left.

I brought the box inside and quickly opened it.

I was surprised and a little let down to find what was in the box.

I was surprised because the box was filled to the brim with washcloths, just like I had asked God for.

I was let down because the wash cloths were all old, wore out, discolored, and raggedy with holes in them.

And to top it off they were saturated with cigarette smoke.

I asked, “God I don’t understand, why did you give her new washcloths and you gave me these?”

God quickly replied, “Because you did not ask me for new ones, you just asked me for washcloths.”

I learned that not only can I trust God to hear my prayers, but that He also pays attention to them.

As a result I because more thoughtful about what I prayed for.

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Published on February 09, 2014 23:40

He is trustworthy

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Published on February 04, 2014 23:18

When it is not good to be fully loaded

So I have been going through a transition lately.

I left my job a month ago, against the advice of most people I know, to follow Gods leading.

I was to be home for about six months to prepare for my future.

Although I dreamed of starting it off by setting myself apart for God, I ended up in bed for the better part of the month sick, and then fighting the doubts and insecurities that rose up for the rest of it.

There were a lot of them, I could fill the page with all of them.

For a while it seemed as I would not be able to get out of the hole that I seemed to be in.

But God is faithful. I cried out to him and he answered me.

He started filling the hole under my feet with things like encouraging words from friends, prayers of others, as well as flat out giving me what I needed to keep going.

Before I knew it the hole was filled and I was once again standing on solid ground.

I am back to my old self again, and ready to claim all that God has for me.

Sometimes as Christians we get so busy doing what God called us to do that we forget about the fact that we are called to do it in HIS strength not ours.

When God gives you something to do that is so hard you feel as if you cannot rise from the weight of it, call out and ask him to take the load.

He will do it.

Because He loves you and because the load was never yours to carry.

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